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Posted on May 4, 2008
The New Orleans Hornets dispatched the Dallas Mavericks in such a fashion that it was the final straw for Avery Johnson's job as coach for the Mavericks. The San Antonio Spurs didn't have a huge threat in the Phoenix...
Posted on May 2, 2008
Utah was thinking sweep when they went home up 2-0. I mean, come on, let's face it, we're talking about the NBA's best home team and all they needed to do was just do what they were supposed to...
Posted on May 1, 2008
No, not Mark Cuban. I know some people who hate the Dallas Mavericks wish that he was gone, but I mean with Avery Johnson. The beleaguered coach suffered yet another first round exit this year and that was that--Cuban...
Posted on April 30, 2008
Caron Butler was talking some hard smack--well, maybe not hard smack, but he was kind of prophetic--near the end of the game, after Butler had made an amazing drive on Lebron James with 4 ticks on the clock, he...
Posted on April 29, 2008
Boston was looking to have a little R & R after they saw the other series in the Eastern conference looking like they were going to go to at least 5, 6, maybe even 7 games. I mean, here...
Posted on April 28, 2008
Detroit had felt a little disrespected--ok, a LOT disrespected. Here were the Philadelphia 76ers, who not only were not even thinking playoffs just three months ago, now up 2-1 on the Pistons and holding a double digit lead at...
Posted on April 27, 2008
Lebron James was mad. And you don't want to get the King mad. But--still--in classic form--a la Michael Jordan--when the moment called for it, James did what everyone would not think he would do--and dish it to get the...
Posted on April 26, 2008
Phoenix fans are seething; the frustration has gotten to a level that probably borders on what most Americans have for President Bush--ok, maybe not that bad, but considering the amount of wins this team has piled up in the...
Posted on April 24, 2008
The Toronto Raptors are not exactly chopped liver; I mean, come on, this is a team that is fully capable of doing big things, but they've just been beaten out by the Orlando Magic in the first two games....
Posted on April 23, 2008
Ahh, how things change so quickly in the NBA. Yao Ming went down with a season-ending injury. The Houston Rockets went on a winning streak after that is one of the best all-time in the NBA. So then, what...
Posted on April 22, 2008
Didja like that little play on words? Well didja? That's how I roll. (I really don't know what that means, but it sounds good). Kevin Garnett came to Boston with just one goal in mind: win a championship. In...
Posted on April 21, 2008
Yep, they were favored in double digits. Yep, they had a 15 point lead in the third quarter. Yep, they lost. Wait--what? The Detroit Pistons, who haven't finished the season in anything less than the Eastern Conference Finals for...
Posted on April 20, 2008
The Orlando Magic last won a playoff game in 2003. That's a mighty long time for a franchise to not get a "W" in the postseason. Sure, there's teams that would love to even say that, but the fact...
Posted on April 19, 2008
Tim Duncan doesn't shoot three pointers. Generally doesn't need to. With his dominant inside game and the San Antonio Spurs' game plans, he doesn't really have to go outside of the lane much at all. So when he hit...
Posted on April 17, 2008
Is the third time the charm for the Washington Wizards? It's the third year in a row that the two teams have met in the first round, and the Cavs have beaten them each year. This year is a...
Posted on April 15, 2008
Yey! Your team is going to the playoffs! What are you going to do, Carmelo Anthony? "I'm gonna get drunk and drive like a moron!" YEYYYYYY!!! I mean....seriously....I know athletes make mistakes (See Kobe Bryant in Colorado a couple...
Posted on April 14, 2008
Let's face it. People are talking up that the Golden St. Warriors must beat the Phoenix Suns tonight to stay alive in the western conference playoff race. The problem is that it just doesn't have to do with this...
Posted on April 13, 2008
They had to have known that they had a good shot at putting more pressure on the Atlanta Hawks. I mean, both teams were playing at home, but the Indiana Pacers had the Charlotte Bobcats, who are the poster...
Posted on April 12, 2008
Joe Johnson was playing like a man on fire--dropping 34 points on the New York Knicks isn't exactly conquering the world, but there was no way he was going to let the Atlanta Hawks lose in this tight playoff...
Posted on April 11, 2008
So, OJ Mayo is going to the NBA. Like Eric Gordon's announcement earlier, Mayo going to the pros was really no surprise. One of the most hyped freshmen and biggest high school players last year, Mayo almost single-handedly carried...
Posted on April 10, 2008
I just simply can't get my arms wrapped around the Western Conference playoff race. I mean, here you have two teams in the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors that have played absolutely wonderful basketball all year and yet...
Posted on April 9, 2008
Donnie Walsh means business. And when he means business, watch out. Directly in the crosshairs: Isiah Thomas. Not that this is any surprise, Thomas has run the New York Knicks so far into the ground that fans have to...
Posted on April 8, 2008
So, the NBA may limit the age of players that enter their league....again...In the last collective bargaining agreement, the age limit was imposed that players must be 19 to be in the league, which basically was a compromise to...
Posted on April 7, 2008
Eric Gordon had all of the hype as he entered into the world of college basketball. One of the more sought after guards in Indiana, he had first verbally committed to Illinois and then when the Indiana Hoosiers hired...
Posted on April 6, 2008
I know that Michael Jordan was arguably one of the best on the court ever--but his off-the-court life has been one of those kind of shadier things where it's fuzzy--yet there are many accounts of his gambling and now,...
Posted on April 5, 2008
Alright, alright, I'll be the first to admit that if you told me that the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks would be playing a game in April that would have playoff indications, I would probably take a drink...
Posted on April 4, 2008
A short time ago, the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers made a pretty big trade, which sent embattled center Ben Wallace to the Cavs and the Bulls got Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden. When the two faced each...
Posted on April 2, 2008
You could feel that it was going to happen. Late in the game, Peja Stojakovic, who is eight on the NBA all-time three point shooting list, was 1 of 10 from the field. Normally, the sharpshooter would have already...
Posted on April 1, 2008
Wilt Chamberlain has some pretty prolific records: 100 points in a game. Broke the record for scoring and held it for over a decade. Most career rebounds in the NBA. 1205 games without fouling out (that is phenomenal considering...
Posted on March 31, 2008
The Clippers have had, well, another Clippers-like season. Basketball's version of the Chicago Cubs just can't seem to get things going despite actually making some decently shrewd moves off the court. What has really been the biggest problem has...
Posted on March 30, 2008
19=the number of wins the Minnesota Timberwolves have this year. 46=the number of wins the Utah Jazz have this year. 2-1=Minnesota's record against the Jazz Huh? Seriously? Yep. And to lose the way they have, not even being close...
Posted on March 30, 2008
Joakim Noah has had a bit of pressure on him since Ben Wallace left the Chicago Bulls. The rookie from Florida hasn't exactly been overwhelming for the guard-heavy team, but in the absence of forward Drew Gooden, Noah took...
Posted on March 28, 2008
Jermaine O'Neal may return soon for the Pacers! Yeah!!! Whoo-hoo!! Hello? Hello? Is this thing on? O'Neal, who has missed 32 games with a bruised knee, participated in a shootaround and could be back very soon. The Pacers, although...
Posted on March 27, 2008
The Phoenix Suns knew they were running into a tough run when they looked at their schedule--even though they had won seven straight and actually made the Shaquille O'Neal deal look palpable, they knew going into the Palace and...
Posted on March 26, 2008
Chris Webber played 15 years in the NBA, putting up very good numbers along the way: career stats of 20.7 points per game, 9.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. I say "played" because today C-Webb decided to hang...
Posted on March 25, 2008
Ok, so you look at the situation on paper and it seems pretty clear: The Detroit Pistons were without Richard Hamilton and Juan Dixon, and the rookies or role players that were on the team have not done too...
Posted on March 24, 2008
Donnie Walsh has, for the most part, been an icon for the Indiana Pacers for over 20 years. When the team was really going through a rough patch in the mid-80s, Walsh took a job as an assistant with...
Posted on March 23, 2008
Joel Przybilla came into the game versus Los Angeles Clippers averaging almost 8 boards a game, which is not bad at all. But when you factor in that the Clips were without their star center Chris Kaman and that...
Posted on March 22, 2008
380 games. 10,414 points. And 1 team scoring record. In just that short of time, Lebron James has broken the Cleveland Cavaliers' scoring record--and he's just 23 years old. James, who grew up in in nearby Akron, has played...
Posted on March 21, 2008
The San Antonio Spurs were facing the unthinkable--a five game losing streak?? Seriously? Noooo. Tim Duncan and company dropped four in a row? Wow. Well, so much for that. The Spurs avoided having that fifth in a row by...
Posted on March 20, 2008
Ok, maybe "vow" is a little strong. Let's just say that according to Senator Herb Kohl, he has no plans to move the Milwaukee Bucks elsewhere. While the Bradley Center was built in 1988 and isn't a dinosaur, it...
Posted on March 19, 2008
Chris Bosh was not supposed to be out this long. After ten games with a knee injury he suffered against the Indiana Pacers back in February, he will suit up against the Miami Heat, and the Toronto Raptors couldn't...
Posted on March 18, 2008
Larry Bird made commentary that he needed to make changes with the Indiana Pacers. Co-owner Herb Simon said the same thing...but now Bird may be involved in those "changes". When discussing Simon's comments, Bird said he can't be for...
Posted on March 17, 2008
The Rockets have just been simply amazing. After Yao Ming went down with a season ending injury, no one in the world would have guessed that the team would continue the winning streak that they have been able to...
Posted on March 16, 2008
Alright, alright, the Eastern Conference is not exactly anything to write home about or, well, even blog about :) But in the case of the Philadelphia 76ers, it's time. A team once left for dead, the team is now...
Posted on March 15, 2008
The Boston Celtics had won 10 in a row, and Monday is St. Patrick's Day. Since they would be on the road for this game, the team wore different "gold trimmed" uniforms. Deron Williams could care less. In a...
Posted on March 14, 2008
Eddy Curry had a disappointing season, and now he is having knee arthroscopic surgery, ending his season mercifully. Is there really anything else to say? Sorry, just the cynical side of me...Pretty much when you mention a Knicks player,...
Posted on March 13, 2008
And here, in March, I would have thought I would have probably posted at least a handful of times about #1 draft pick Greg Oden--before he went down with a season ending surgery (before his season began). But since...
Posted on March 12, 2008
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been like the walking wounded. With Eric Snow for up to six weeks due to arthritis for his knee, mostly due to an operation he had earlier in the season. Of course when you are...
Posted on March 11, 2008
No disrespect to Oklahoma City. This is a town who did wonderful things for the Hornets while New Orleans was down and out due to Hurricane Katrina. They welcomed the NBA franchise with open arms and did a very...
Posted on March 10, 2008
One would think that such a tech-savvy guy like Mark Cuban would love the blogosphere. One would also think that that a guy who seems to be so anti-establishment would embrace everything that is pure about blogging. One would...
Posted on March 9, 2008
Recently, Kevin Martin scored a career-high 48 and his team lost. Now, Nate Robinson scorches the nets for 45 and his team loses. Are we seeing a trend here? Well, maybe two games is not enough of a sample...
Posted on March 8, 2008
Kevin Martin was sssssssssssssmokin'. Dropping 48 on the hapless Minnesota Timberwolves, one would think the next line of this post would be a Sacramento King victory. However, that is not the case. I know, I know, what's the world...
Posted on March 7, 2008
In a story on CBS Sportsline, it is discussed as to whether the Golden State Warriors will let draft steal Monta Ellis go like they did Gilbert Arenas, when due to salary cap restrictions, they could not offer what...
Posted on March 6, 2008
The Miami Heat are deplorable. They have zero chance of making the playoffs, they have been down since the beginning of the season, and they will almost certainly have one of the best chances at getting the highest lottery...
Posted on March 5, 2008
After a huge hit on Andrei Kirilenko that kept him sprawled on the floor for several minutes, Dirk Nowitzki was given a "flagrant 1" foul, which meant the normal two free throws and the ball. However, the NBA reviews...
Posted on March 4, 2008
Theo Ratliff has been in a bunch of big trades and transactions. The problem is, he hasn't been the big name in any of them. With deals that brought Kevin Garnett to Boston, Rasheed Wallace to Detroit, Dikembe Mutumbo...
Posted on March 3, 2008
Could the Toronto Raptors have any MORE injury issues?? After having several games with T.J. Ford out and some intermittent issues with Andrea Bargnani, now they have to face at least a week out from their All-Star Chris Bosh,...
Posted on March 3, 2008
Sure, both of the teams looked very different than the last time they met. Sure, the big name players had more support than they normally did. But the outcome was something the Mavericks didn’t expect when they lost to...
Posted on March 1, 2008
No one ever doubted that the teaming of Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony wasn't going to provide some big numbers offensively. What the big question dealt with was whether there would be enough shots to go around. While they...
Posted on February 29, 2008
Well, we all learned that Gilbert Arenas overshot his mouth and his estimated timetable of getting back to playing for the Washington Wizards, and now they have learned something that is as devastating: Caron Butler, who could possibly be...
Posted on February 28, 2008
It's usually not a surprise for teams to get rid of players that aren't performing very well. Usually this is done pretty unceremoniously, a piece of paperwork and a blurb in the transactions section of the newspaper. But an...
Posted on February 27, 2008
After going out and signing Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett in the offseason, the Boston Celtics could have very easily just sat back and watched the wins pile up. While that was a great plan initially and the Celtics...
Posted on February 26, 2008
I discussed very recently the huge streak the Houston Rockets were going on, and they still are on it--12 in a row. But with a stress fracture that has ended Yao Ming's season, including the playoffs, there is a...
Posted on February 25, 2008
Bobby Jackson was traded to the Houston Rockets a few days ago. The book on Jackson is that he not only provides veteran experience, but has been a big time spark off the bench for several teams. In his...
Posted on February 24, 2008
As we all know, Gilbert Arenas likes to talk--ALOT. For a while now he's been discussing a March 2 return to the Washington Wizards from a nasty knee injury that caused him to have surgery in November. While Arenas...
Posted on February 23, 2008
Ben Wallace came to Chicago with the attitude, desire, and was an experienced winner through his time with the Detroit Pistons. However, after some pretty decent seasons with the Bulls, he has been shipped off to Cleveland, as the...
Posted on February 22, 2008
Larry Bird has had to endure a lot of things as president of basketball for the Indiana Pacers. Not only has the team continued to wallow in the middle of the pack to the cellar in the eastern conference,...
Posted on February 21, 2008
Both players say that the feud is over. To see the game last evening, though, you would have thought that Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were the worst of enemies. O'Neal was making his debut with the Suns, fresh...
Posted on February 20, 2008
The Spurs read the writing on the wall. The West was going after big names and they were going after simply, BIG. With the Phoenix Suns getting Shaquille O'Neal and the Lakers getting Pau Gasol, the Spurs already have...
Posted on February 20, 2008
In 1972, The Phoenix Suns played the Milwaukee Bucks in an outdoor preseason in Puerto Rico. Now, they get an encore next preseason against the Denver Nuggets. The game will be played in Indian Wells, California, and will be...
Posted on February 19, 2008
Yeah, yeah, we know, Jason Kidd is Mr. Everything, blah blah blah. He's a future hall of famer and the Mavericks will get some one who can lead them to a title right now. Great. But--I understand that the...
Posted on February 18, 2008
When Kevin Garnett signed on with the Boston Celtics, he brought with him a passion for a title and also a pretty clean injury report. However, due to a pretty intense abdominal strain, he has missed almost 10 games...
Posted on February 17, 2008
Dispelling a huge myth, Dwight Howard has proven once and for all: Big Men Can Fly. At 6-11, Howard soared to the 2008 Dunk Contest Title in New Orleans, riding a slew of props, including teammate Jameer Nelson and...
Posted on February 16, 2008
It's official--the Sacramento Kings are in full rebuild mode. In a multi-player deal with Atlanta, the Kings sent veteran guard Mike Bibby to the Hawks for four players, three of which have expired contracts at the end of this...
Posted on February 15, 2008
Hakeem Olajuwon was one heckuva ball player. He even had to change his name from Akeem to Hakeem because he was so good (ok, that's a lie). Still, "The Dream" was and is a Houston icon, despite the fact...
Posted on February 14, 2008
Here I am reporting on all of these big things happening with Jason Kidd going to the Mavericks again and BOOM!--Just like John Madden would say--the deal has hit a snag and maybe even been totally blocked. Why? Some...
Posted on February 13, 2008
Jason Kidd trade rumors had been swirling for...well, forever. The New Jersey Nets haven't had a really great team for a while despite the level of talent that has been there and the expensive contracts that followed. So, with...
Posted on February 12, 2008
Ok, not for you fans that watch the game, it's actually been halfway decent the last couple of years. Likewise, the dunk contest has been more than enjoyable. As for the other three-ring circuses, well......that's another post :) What...
Posted on February 12, 2008
Earlier, Chris Bosh used Youtube to try to gain him votes in the All-Star voting with his cheesy but hilarious "Texas Car Salesman" ad. It didn't gain him a starting role over Kevin Garnett, but he still made the...
Posted on February 11, 2008
When someone takes a little time off, it is generally for rest and relaxation. Unfortunately in professional sports, taking time off usually means something not good; for Sam Mitchell, it is because his wife's father passed away in Atlanta....
Posted on February 10, 2008
So,everybody is on their high horse about Shaquille O'Neal going to the Phoenix Suns, and one of the things people have constantly gone back to is that he is "old" relatively NBA speaking, and his injuries are much too...
Posted on February 8, 2008
Honestly, who woulda thunk it? For years, the NBA had only US teams and was a US game. But the day the Toronto Blue Jays won the world series in 1992, a bid was made to the NBA for...
Posted on February 7, 2008
> Ok, so I went on my not-so-mini rant yesterday about Shaq going to the Suns and what a bonehead move it was. For Steve Kerr's sake, I hope I am wrong. But I got that sneakin' feeling.... However, it...
Posted on February 6, 2008
Shaquille O'Neal for Shawn Marion and change. Suns and the Heat. Wow. This would have been something a few years ago. Now, it's just weird. First of all, why would the Suns even think about this? It's like adding...
Posted on February 5, 2008
Yes, we all know that certain players, when not with their teams, have an extremely detrimental effect on their progress. Others' absence is not so much--even if they are a great player--because of the other players on the team....
Posted on February 4, 2008
Giving away Pau Gasol was a big deal. Letting Damon Stoudamire go to the Spurs really wasn't. But now with the trade of Stromile Swift to the Nets for Jason Collins, the Grizzlies are making it clear: they are...
Posted on February 3, 2008
After Mike Conley was basically promoted to the starting guard position for the Memphis Grizzlies, Damon Stoudamire basically threw a temper tantrum and demanded to be traded or bought out from his contract. After several thoughts that the Grizzlies...
Posted on February 1, 2008
Sure, there were several players involved in the mass swap between Memphis and the Lakers. But no one will deny that the biggest coup of the deal was the Lakers getting Pau Gasol, the versatile seven-footer who should really...
Posted on January 31, 2008
There are a TON of talented guards out there. But are there as many that are as versatile as Deron Williams? I mean, come on, let's face it, the majority of guards out there are usually very slippery fast,...
Posted on January 30, 2008
Boy, have the Raptors missed T.J. Ford. After missing the last 22 games due to a hard hit from Al Horford which re-aggravated a "stinger" that has been an off and on issue with him since 2001. At that point,...
Posted on January 29, 2008
If you didn't think the New Orleans Hornets were going to be good this year, you obviously haven't followed basketball very closely. But if you were to say that the Hornets would be one of the top teams, if...
Posted on January 28, 2008
The split was uber-nasty. Chris Webber and Don Nelson...It was close to the Sprewell-Carlesimo feud from a while ago (remember the scratch marks on Carlesimo's neck?). While it left a bitter taste in Warriors' fans mouths, there is a...
Posted on January 27, 2008
I read an article earlier where there was criticism about players selected for the All-Star game that were on teams that were, well...terrible. The article specifically mentioned Dwyane Wade and Jason Kidd, who obviously play for teams that are...
Posted on January 24, 2008
To be able to coach the Los Angeles Clippers takes a man's man, much like coaching the Memphis Grizzlies is as well. To coach them for 4 years is just...welll..suicide. But for a coach like Mike Dunleavy Sr., it's...
Posted on January 23, 2008
Like that play on words? Yeah, me too! Ok, enough about me... The Kings were raining down threes like they were going out of style--and they were hitting them. 15 to be exact. And all the New Jersey Nets...
Posted on January 22, 2008
Any team that can hold the Dallas Mavericks to 84 points is definitely a team to be aware of. And when you beat the Mavs by almost 20 points in doing so, there's even more to take note of...
Posted on January 21, 2008
Ouch. Keeping the Rockets under 100 is a pretty decent feat, but when your team can't break 90, that equals a big L. And this "L" put the Sonics at 11 in a row. Of course they've struggled over...
Posted on January 18, 2008
When ya gotta go, ya gotta go. I am sure that is what Chicago Bulls' rookie JamesOn Curry (no, that's not a typo in his first name) was thinking when he decided to urinate in public. Problem was that...
Posted on January 17, 2008
Damon Stoudamire wants a new place to play. The Suns need a backup point guard. It's like Reese's peanut butter cups, right? The perfect combination? Maybe. The rumor mill has produced that Stoudamire could be traded to the Suns,...
